This is the audio version of the MRP PPG Newsletter - Issue 48, April 2026

The main feature of this episode is about Social Prescribing, and how to access it.

The newsletter also includes:

- Dates of the May Bank Holidays, and how to get support when the surgery is closed.

- Changes to the NHS App.

- Information about the Spring COVID-19 vaccination rollout.

- A request for feedback from patients who have used the Total Triage Process.

- A reminder of the date for the PPG 2026 AGM.

These are the links referenced in the podcast:

Information about Social Prescribing on the Newcastle North PCN website - https://www.newcastlenorthpcn.nhs.uk/services/social-prescribers/

Access to the online NHS 111 service,

Link to the NHS App changes video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3L4LcDTEi4

Link to the Total Triage Survery Page - https://forms.gle/BxAvNnKUYq7ifot26

We are sure you will find the content both informative and enlightening, but as always, if you have any feedback or topics you would like us to cover in future episodes, please get in touch via our website http://mountroadpracticeppg.nhs.uk or email us at admin@kidsgrovegpsppg.co.uk.

Download the newsletter here - https://www.kidsgrovegpsppg.co.uk/current-newsletter

Subscribe to the PPG newsletter here - http://mountroadpracticeppg.nhs.uk/newsletter-registration

Don’t forget, you can also access any of our episodes on the podcast page of the PPG website - http://mountroadpracticeppg.nhs.uk/ppg-podcasts

More information about the PPG and its purpose can be found on the PPG website here - http://mountroadpracticeppg.nhs.uk/ppg-overview

If you have any questions or suggestions for topics for future podcasts, please email us at admin@kidsgrovegpsppg.co.uk

This episode explains what Social Prescribing is all about.

In the episode, various members of the Social Prescribing Team talk about:-

- What Social Prescribing is.

- How Social Prescribing can help you.

- Their role as Social Prescribers.

- How to access the service.

These are the links referenced in the podcast:

The link to the Social Prescribers page with a Self-referral form - https://www.newcastlenorthpcn.nhs.uk/services/social-prescribers/

Link to the Newcastle North Primary Care Network homepage - https://www.newcastlenorthpcn.nhs.uk/

We are sure you will find the content both informative and enlightening, but as always, if you have any feedback or topics you would like us to cover in future episodes, please get in touch via our website http://mountroadpracticeppg.nhs.uk or email us at admin@kidsgrovegpsppg.co.uk.

Download the newsletter here - https://www.kidsgrovegpsppg.co.uk/current-newsletter

Subscribe to the PPG newsletter here - http://mountroadpracticeppg.nhs.uk/newsletter-registration

Don’t forget, you can also access any of our episodes on the podcast page of the PPG website - http://mountroadpracticeppg.nhs.uk/ppg-podcasts

More information about the PPG and its purpose can be found on the PPG website here - http://mountroadpracticeppg.nhs.uk/ppg-overview

If you have any questions or suggestions for topics for future podcasts, please email us at admin@kidsgrovegpsppg.co.uk

This is the audio version of the MRP PPG Newsletter - Issue 47, March 2026.

The main feature of this episode is about Fire Safety in the Home, featuring Adam Brunt (Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Community Engagement Officer) and Danielle Coleman (Station Manager at Sandyford Community Fire Station).

The newsletter also includes:

- Information about a new Friendship Group in Kidsgrove

- ChatHealth, a new text messaging Support Service for 11 to 19 Year-olds in Staffordshire.

- Details on Social Prescribing Day, how to find out more and access the service.

- Information on the NHS Cancer Screening Programmes, and the importance of attending/utilising the service.

- A reminder about the Easter closing dates for the surgery.

These are the links referenced in the podcast:

You can complete an online home fire safety check at https://www.safelincs.co.uk/hfsc/

Safety at Home - https://www.staffordshirefire.gov.uk/your-safety/safety-at-home/

Road Safety - https://www.staffordshirefire.gov.uk/your-safety/road-safety/

National Highways Safe T.R.I.P. information - https://nationalhighways.co.uk/road-safety/trip/

On-call Firefighter Recruitment - https://www.staffordshirefire.gov.uk/careers/on-call-firefighters/

Fire Safety in the Home Information Leaflet - http://mountroadpracticeppg.nhs.uk/fire-safety-in-the-home

Find out more about the Father Hudson Friendship Group, or contact them directly by visiting: https://www.fatherhudsons.org.uk/older-people/young-at-heart/

Find out more about Social Prescribing on the Newcastle North PCN website at -https://www.newcastlenorthpcn.nhs.uk/services/social-prescribers/

You can access the NHS 111 service online at NHS 111 service

We are sure you will find the content both informative and enlightening, but as always, if you have any feedback or topics you would like us to cover in future episodes, please get in touch via our website http://mountroadpracticeppg.nhs.uk or email us at admin@kidsgrovegpsppg.co.uk.

Download the newsletter here - https://www.kidsgrovegpsppg.co.uk/current-newsletter

Subscribe to the PPG newsletter here - http://mountroadpracticeppg.nhs.uk/newsletter-registration

Don’t forget, you can also access any of our episodes on the podcast page of the PPG website - http://mountroadpracticeppg.nhs.uk/ppg-podcasts

More information about the PPG and its purpose can be found on the PPG website here - http://mountroadpracticeppg.nhs.uk/ppg-overview

If you have any questions or suggestions for topics for future podcasts, please email us at admin@kidsgrovegpsppg.co.uk